Well, important for non-Canadians.
If you are already in the country, marriage means whatever you want it to mean thanks to Svend Robinson and the Liberal government in Ottawa. But beware if you are trying to enter the country. Then if you haven’t done every last bit of the marriage ceremony to the most conservative and strict interpretation, then go back home!
We don’t need your kind here. Only people who take marriage seriously are allowed to enter Canada.
We have standards to maintain, doncha know.
Read all about immigration officials abusing an Indian couple for not being “properly” married at Angry in the Great White North.
I’ve been going through Immigration to get Permanent Residency to live here in Canada with my Canadian husband. I frequent a Yahoo group that’s primarily for “spouses” and although the regulation states that you need only to be in a “conjugal”, or what we would call “common-law”, relationship to qualify for immigration status, in practice if you are an opposite-sex couple Immigration doesn’t like it if you haven’t taken the trouble to get married. It’s been this way for about 2 years – before that unmarried couples who could prove “conjugal” status (joint bank acct, bills, etc.) did not have a problem. Any newcomers to the Yahoo group are encouraged to just go ahead and see the justice of the peace – “it’s not like you even have to tell anyone besides Immigration” I remember one person commenting. So far, no same-sex couple has been told that they “have” to get married for Canada to believe in the bona fides of their relationship . . . maaaaaaaaaybe that’ll happen.
From the CTV article….”Rekai says the visa officer involved appears to have misunderstood the law regarding the use of the ritual. “She didn’t read (the law) right in my view. And the sad thing is this could have been very simply repaired if there were a process to get back to the visa officer and say, ‘Look, right off the bat, you made a mistake. Here’s some information you need to have.”…
Well here’s some more information. Maybe that Visa Officer should call Liberal minister John McCallum. He seems to know a thing or two about ‘the law’.
I dunno JM, Igor McCallum probably wouldn’t be able to sort out if it’s the “Law” or “common law” that sets out these rules.
Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people makes you tall.
Just heard on Dave Rutherford that Martha Stewart is not allowed to enter Canada because of her criminal record. Hilarious
Hilarious why? If you have a crimmal record you can not enter the USA. Why should Martha be any different?
Got to keep Martha out. What if she entered Canada, slipped back into her evil ways, and sold stock?!
“What if she entered Canada, slipped back into her evil ways, and sold stock?!”
I’m more concerned about the Martha Stewart Everyday items that seem to be infiltrating my home.
I realize that I am pretty contrarian on this site, but I am as aghast as everyone else. This is, perhaps, the most annoying bureaucratic cock-up I’ve heard about in a long time. Shame on immigration.
(i.e. the Department of Immigration).
“What if she entered Canada, slipped back into her evil ways, and sold stock?!”
She’d get offered a cabinet post by the Liberals…
Dingwallism has the Librano$$$$$ in a tizzy.
Sock it to the Lib$. The lawyer has it wrong; Libs’ motto: scratch my back, I’ll scratch your back. She is now an ex-Librano$. >>>>
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The government argument left one former labour lawyer – now a Quebec Liberal MP – scratching her head.
“I’d like to see (the law),” said Francoise Boivin.
“The government lawyers who claim there’s a law that exists about this somewhere, I’m eager to see it . . . I want to see it.
“If someone at the Justice Department can send me a copy if this law it would be my pleasure to read it.”
Toronto MP Jim Karygiannis said Dingwall already gets an MP’s pension and that’s all he deserves. Dingwall sat in Parliament from 1980 to 1997 as a Liberal MP and cabinet minister.
“He was in here for 16, 17 years. He’s got a pension. We can’t double-dip. It’s a healthy pension,” Karygiannis said.
“My constituents are telling me we shouldn’t (pay a severance).”
The opposition has called the Dingwall payment “hush money” and suggests he struck a deal with the government before resigning amid controversy last week.
The Liberals have been getting hammered for days over the Dingwall case in question period
Somewhat related question. It has to do with HRSDC.
Anyone aware of an Ombudsman at HRSDC?
I am dealing with an enormous amount of red tape in one of the departments and I’d really like a human being to turn to.
Thanks in advance.
Email me or reply here.
“He was in here for 16, 17 years. He’s got a pension. We can’t double-dip”.
Karygiannis must be kidding. Maybe he should try telling all those civil servants who were thrown a retirement party yesterday & who show up for work the next day as a highly paid ‘Consultant’ that they ‘can’t double-dip’.
Peter Lyin’ pretending to disapprove of Liberal actions? Does he get his percentage only from successful immigrants, do you think?